Slash commands

Type / in the composer to open the command list. It shows the most-used commands first and filters as you type; the trailer N more — keep typing to filter means there is more below. A line beginning with / that is not a known command is sent to the agent as an ordinary message.

Cortex CLI slash command palette showing /model, /mode, /permissions, /plan, /goal, /effort, /mcp, /sandbox — The slash palette after typing /: model, mode, permissions, plan, goal, effort, mcp, sandbox — and “13 more — keep typing to filter”.

The palette home

These are the commands the palette shows first:

Command	What it does
`/model`	Choose the model for this session and its reasoning effort — Low, Medium, High
`/mode`	Switch between Agent, Plan, and Ask
`/permissions`	Set the approval policy — Read-only, Smart, or Full access
`/plan`	Draft a plan before writing any code
`/effort`	Tune reasoning effort for the current model
`/goal`	Set, show, pause, resume, or clear a persisted long-horizon objective. See Goals
`/mcp`	View and manage MCP servers
`/sandbox`	Configure sandboxed command execution
`/usage`	Plan usage, quota, and limits
`/resume`	Resume a previous session
`/jobs`	Background work — Cloud hand-offs, subagents, and queued follow-ups (`/tasks` is the older name)
`/skills`	List and manage skills
`/btw`	Ask a side question while a turn runs — answered without touching the running turn
`/compact`	Toggle the compact display
`/clear`	Clear the current conversation
`/diff`	Show a file diff
`/copy`	How to copy text out
`/config`	Show configuration
`/login` · `/logout`	Sign in, or clear stored credentials
`/settings`	Open the settings panel
`/interrupt`	Stop the running turn (same as Esc)

Keep typing to filter — /model narrows the list to the commands that match:

Cortex CLI slash palette filtered by typing /model — Filtering the palette: /model matches /model, /mode, /mcp-reload, and /custom-commands.

Session

Command	Aliases	Usage
`/session`	`info`	Current session details
`/new`	`n`	Start a new session
`/clear`	`cls`	Clear the conversation, keep the session
`/resume`	`r`, `load`	`/resume [session-id]`
`/sessions`	`list`	List sessions
`/fork`	`branch`	`/fork [name]`
`/rename`	`mv`	`/rename <name>`
`/favorite` · `/unfavorite`	`fav`, `star`	Mark or unmark a favourite
`/export`	`save`	`/export [format]` — Markdown, JSON, or text
`/share`		`/share [duration]` — `30d`, `24h`, `60m`, or `never`
`/timeline`	`tl`	The session timeline
`/rewind`	`rw`	`/rewind [steps]`
`/undo` · `/redo`	`u`	Undo or redo the last action
`/delete`	`rm`	`/delete [session-id]`

Details: Sessions.

Files and context

Command	Aliases	Usage
`/add`	`a`, `include`	`/add <file>...`
`/remove`	`exclude`	`/remove <file>...`
`/search`	`find`, `grep`	`/search <pattern>`
`/ls`	`dir`, `files`	`/ls [path]`
`/tree`		`/tree [path]`
`/mention`	`@`, `ref`	`/mention <file\|symbol>`
`/images`	`img`	`/images <file>...`
`/context`	`ctx`	Show the current context files
`/init`		`/init [--force]` — write `AGENTS.md`

Model and policy

Command	Usage
`/model [name]`	Pick a model; Tab cycles effort in the picker
`/effort`	The same effort radios
`/mode`	Agent, Plan, Ask
`/permissions`	Read-only, Smart, Full access
`/approval <ask\|session\|always\|never>`	Set the approval behaviour explicitly
`/sandbox [on\|off]`	Toggle sandboxed execution
`/auto [on\|off]`	Toggle auto-approval
`/spec [off]`	Toggle specification mode
`/temperature <0.0-2.0>` · `/tokens <n>`	Sampling controls

Details: Modes and permissions.

Agents, skills, tasks

Command	Aliases	Usage
`/agents`	`subagents`	List and manage agents
`/delegates`		`/delegates [action]` — manage subagents
`/jobs`	`tasks`	Background tasks and agents
`/skills`	`sk`	List and manage skills
`/skill`	`invoke`	`/skill <name> [args...]`
`/skill-reload`	`sr`	Reload skills from disk
`/plugins`	`plugin`	`/plugins [action] [plugin-id]`
`/hooks`		`/hooks [action]`
`/commands`	`cmds`	List custom commands
`/custom-commands`	`cc`	`/custom-commands [action]`

Details: Extend.

MCP

Command	Aliases	Usage
`/mcp`		Interactive server management
`/mcp-tools`	`tools`, `lt`	List and manage MCP tools
`/mcp-auth`	`auth`	MCP authentication
`/mcp-reload`		Reload MCP server configuration

Account and usage

Command	Aliases	Usage
`/login` · `/logout`	`signin`, `signout`	Sign in, or clear stored credentials
`/account`	`whoami`, `me`	Account information
`/billing`	`plan`, `subscription`	Billing status and credits
`/usage`	`stats`, `credits`	`/usage [--from YYYY-MM-DD] [--to YYYY-MM-DD]`
`/cost`		Token usage and cost
`/ratelimits`	`limits`, `quota`	API rate limits and usage
`/refresh`	`retry`	Refresh billing after adding payment

Cortex CLI /usage panel showing agent requests, tokens, and Cloud agent minutes — /usage: agent requests, tokens this month, and Cloud agent minutes against the plan's ceilings, with the renewal date.

Working with code

Command	Usage
`/diff [file]`	Show a diff
`/review [target] [--base=branch]`	Review changes
`/multiedit <pattern> <replacement> [--glob=pattern]`	Multi-file replace
`/ghost [action]`	Ghost commits for undo
`/bg-process [action] [target]`	Background processes
`/install-github-app`	Install the Cortex GitHub App
`/ide`	Manage IDE integration

General and diagnostics

Command	Aliases	Usage
`/help`	`h`, `?`	`/help [topic]`
`/version`	`v`	Version information
`/upgrade`	`update`	Check for and install updates
`/settings`	`prefs`	Open the settings panel
`/reload-config`	`reload`	Re-read configuration from disk
`/theme`		`/theme [name]`
`/palette`	`cmd`	Open the command palette
`/experimental`	`exp`, `features`	`/experimental [feature] [--enable\|--disable]`
`/status`	`stat`	Application status
`/config`	`cfg`	`/config [key]`
`/logs`	`log`	`/logs [level]`
`/debug`	`dbg`	`/debug [on\|off]`
`/diagnostics`	`diag`, `lint`	`/diagnostics [file]`
`/metrics`	`perf`	Performance metrics
`/dump`		`/dump [file]`
`/bug`		`/bug [description]` — report a problem
`/quit`	`q`, `exit`	Quit

Your own commands

Add markdown files under .cortex/commands/ in the project; /commands lists them. The file name is the command and the body is the prompt it sends. Project commands travel with the repository.

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The palette home

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MCP

Account and usage

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​The palette home

​Session

​Files and context

​Model and policy

​Agents, skills, tasks

​MCP

​Account and usage

​Working with code

​General and diagnostics

​Your own commands

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The palette home

Session

Files and context

Model and policy

Agents, skills, tasks

MCP

Account and usage

Working with code

General and diagnostics

Your own commands

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